HotelChatter - Tag: Hawaii Hotels

New York: Luxury Collection Premiers Final Cut Inside The Producer's Suite

ASchechter — 2012-01-30T08:53:24-05:00

Were you able to figure anything out from the video we posted on Friday? Two people called out The Chatwal, which was correct! We were there last week, in the Producer's Suite on the tenth floor, to watch a new promotional video by Luxury Collection called HERE.

If you're at all restless like us, you might wind up booking an impromptu trip to Vermont, Scottsdale and/or Hawaii after you watch it. The 15-minute film is set at Equinox Resort & Spa, The Phoenician and The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki successively, and each hotel comes off looking more idyllic than the next.

HI: Demi And Ashton Dwell On Divorce In Different Hotels

ASchechter — 2011-11-22T09:25:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/grand_wailea_chairs.jpg" class="top">The couple were seen together several weeks ago on an emergency reconciliation camping trip near Santa Barbara. Now that their divorce news has come and gone, Demi and Ashton are planning their next moves carefullywell, mostly Demi. While much of Ashton's time is devoted to his new role on the hit TV show Two And A Half Men, Demi is doing the only thing she knows how to do in times of duress: seek refuge <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/9/23838/5069/hotels/Demi_Moore_Has_The_Most_Depressing_Hotel_Stay_Ever">in a hotel</a>. The <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/demi_moore_heads_to_hawaii_without_HwTjIjxMFfqW5JAEflo26M">NY Post</a> reports that Moore hopped a plane to Hawaii to do "some soul-searching." The name of the hotel has not yet been released, but we're guessing she's staying well away from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waikiki+Edition/local/1703">The Waikiki Edition</a>. Too

Wailea: Somewhere Between Japan and California, You'll Find Amasia

ASchechter — 2011-11-09T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Alan_Wong_in_Kitchen.jpg" class="top">Japanese-born chef Alan Wong has spent years building a legacy as one of the most talented and innovative chefs in Hawaii. His Oahu restaurant, Alan Wong's, was ranked twice by Gourmet magazine as one of the top ten best restaurants in America. Now, the master will be turning his attention to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Wailea+Resort/local/486">Grand Wailea Resort</a> for a new "Asian street food"-inspired upscale restaurantto be named, awesomely, Amasia. The name refers to the possible future merging of the Asian and North American continents. Which is actually fitting for Wong's style, which likes to borrow a little from both cultures. Wong recently entered into an agreement with Grand Wailea to take over their Japanese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiseki">kaiseki</a> restaurant Kincha, which

Kailua-Kona: Green Hotel Jobs: Four Seasons Hualalais Director of Natural Resources

EricRosen — 2011-08-15T11:25:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/18481/Kings_Pond.jpg" class="top"> After last weeks turbulent stock market rollercoaster at least there was some good economic news: unemployment is down. And they say that one of the biggest growth markets will be in environmental fields. So all this week, HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen will be talking with the people who perform some of the coolest <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Jobs">Green Hotel Jobs</a> out there. He reached out across the globe to talk to the dynamic folks who do everything from breeding fish to teaching indigenous survival courses, and everything in between. Islands are some of the most fragile environments on earth. Before the advent of modern technology, islands had to be self-sufficient, self-sustaining ecosystems. So its no wonder that some of

Wailea, Maui: This Hotel GM Shaved His Head for Charity, What Has Yours Done?

Jennifer Kester — 2011-06-07T13:48:37-05:00

While some people raise money with bikini car washes, like Octomom and some fame-hungry celebrity mistresses, Grand Wailea's Managing Director Matt Bailey really gave something of himself for charity—his hair.